People · Germany
Maurice Nowak
3×3 · top 6.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012NOWA02
Maurice Nowak has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.66, set at German Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 342nd in Germany. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2012, he has put 243 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.44 in May 2012 to 9.66, a 77% improvement. Maurice has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.66 | 13.14 | top 6.6% | 342 / 4,182 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.30 | top 7.1% | 288 / 2,931 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.79 | 9.72 | top 26.2% | 665 / 2,020 | |
| 4×4 | 51.11 | 1:03.19 | top 26.2% | 507 / 1,966 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.26 | 31.34 | top 37.6% | 497 / 1,328 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.57 | 2:22.13 | top 58.1% | 633 / 1,175 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:20.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 232 / 350 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 29 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cottbus Cubing 2025.
- 4 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at German Nationals 2023.
- 4 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.47 at Aasee Algorithms 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.47 at Aasee Algorithms 2023.
Competitions
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cottbus Cubing 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Aasee Algorithms 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Berlin Open 2014 · 24 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Berlin Open 2012 · 12 May 2012
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Joe Nowak — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alwin Rölz — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Heike Zbierski — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.